gnaw

英 [nɔː] 美 [nɔː]

• v. 咬；折磨；侵蚀

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 咬，啮，噬，啃，嚼
2. 腐蚀，侵蚀，消耗，损坏，磨损
3. 咬成，咬断，咬坏
4. 使烦恼，使苦恼，困扰
5. 折磨，使痛苦
6. 咬啮，啃啮，啃个不停（与on，away，at等连用）
7. 消耗，腐蚀，侵蚀(与 on， away，at 等连用)
8. 不断地折磨，无休止地困扰

英英释义

Verb:

1. bite or chew on with the teeth;

   "gnaw an old cracker"
   

2. become ground down or deteriorate;

   "Her confidence eroded"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.
   老鼠咬开了盒盖。
2. The rat gnawed a hole through the wall.
   耗子在墙上啃了一个洞。
3. These desires gnawed away at us constantly.
   这些欲望不断地折磨我们。
4. Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.
   对自己的怀疑渐渐吞噬了她的自信心。

经典引文

• In the loft the rats had gnawed great holes in the floor.

  出自： J. Buchan

• He..sat down contentedly to gnaw the fine bone.

  出自： E. Blyton

• Philip made a hearty meal and gnawed on the bones like Henry VIII.

  出自： A. Carter

词汇搭配

• gnaw into 侵蚀(咬)
• gnaw at 侵蚀
• gnaw away 咬去(破坏)
• gnaw off 咬去(破坏)
• gnaw through 咬穿
• gnaw on 侵蚀(咬)
• a bone to gnaw 暂时的工作,临时的职...
• gnaw a file 徒劳无功

词义辨析

bite，chew，gnaw，snap

• 这些动词均含有“咬、啃”之意。
• bite指用牙齿钳住或切断，或咬一口。
• chew指用牙磨碎。
• gnaw指连续不断用齿咬。
• snap指突然猛咬。

近反义词

【近义词】

• chew 咀嚼
• grind 磨
• gnash 咬(牙切齿)
• worry 撕咬
• trouble 困难
• bother 烦扰
• concern 关心
• distress 不幸
• aggravate 恶化
• bedevil 使痛苦
• fret (使)烦恼
• abrade 擦伤
• gnaw at 侵蚀
• eat at 侵蚀, 困扰
• wear away 消逝
• bite 咬
• erode 腐蚀
• snap 劈啪作响